Charters of Freedom

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The Charters of Freedom are the foundational documents of the United States—primarily the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights—enshrined and displayed in the National Archives in Washington, D.C.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf foundational documents of the United States ⓘ
historical documents collection ⓘ
alsoIncludes subsequent constitutional amendments (in some broader uses) ⓘ
associatedWithConcept checks and balances ⓘ
due process of law ⓘ
freedom of religion ⓘ
freedom of speech ⓘ
natural rights ⓘ
popular sovereignty ⓘ
separation of powers ⓘ
associatedWithEvent American Revolution ⓘ
founding of the United States ⓘ
consistsOf United States Bill of Rights ⓘ
linked to: Bill of Rights

United States Constitution ⓘ
United States Declaration of Independence ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
culturalRole iconic symbols of American identity ⓘ
displayEnvironment specially designed, climate-controlled encasements ⓘ
displayType public exhibition ⓘ
educationalUse civics education in the United States ⓘ
exhibitedAt Rotunda for the Charters of Freedom ⓘ
governingDocumentFor basic civil liberties of individuals in the United States ⓘ
federal government of the United States ⓘ
relationship between federal government and the states ⓘ
hasPart original engrossed copy of the Bill of Rights ⓘ
original engrossed copy of the Declaration of Independence ⓘ
original engrossed copy of the United States Constitution ⓘ
heritageStatus national treasures of the United States ⓘ
influenced democratic movements worldwide ⓘ
influencedBy Enlightenment political philosophy ⓘ
language English ⓘ
locatedIn Washington, D.C. ⓘ
location National Archives Building ⓘ
maintainedBy National Archives and Records Administration ⓘ
material parchment ⓘ
protectedBy security measures of the National Archives ⓘ
referencedBy U.S. Supreme Court decisions ⓘ
federal and state legislation ⓘ
significance define the legal and philosophical foundations of the United States government ⓘ
subject American independence ⓘ
constitutional government ⓘ
individual rights and liberties ⓘ
symbolizes American democracy ⓘ
rule of law in the United States ⓘ
timePeriod late 18th century United States history ⓘ
viewedBy millions of visitors annually ⓘ

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Archives I → houses → Charters of Freedom ⓘ
Hall of Liberty American History Museum → hasSubjectFocus → United States founding documents ⓘ
linked to: Charters of Freedom
I've Been to the Mountaintop → references → U.S. Constitution and Declaration of Independence ideals ⓘ
linked to: Charters of Freedom